Natural Resources and Water Team Leader - State Land Management Townsville

Natural Resources and Water



Reference #: QLD/NRW0112/09

To assist in the implementation of control activities directed at strategic maintenance of unallocated State land including fire, pest plant and animal management, and sustainable natural resources management practices.

Job details

Your Key Accountabilities

Leadership/Management

  • Actions emergency response procedures, including natural disaster contingency plans, wildfire response procedures and participates in multi-disciplinary incident management teams and other emergency responses

People Management

  • Leads field staff (including multi-agency support staff) engaged in fire management and wild fire coordination, wild fire responses, controlled burns, and pest plant and animal control including utilisation of geographic information systems for map preparation and data recording
  • Leads field staff operating in remote areas engaged in maintenance duties, including plant operation and control, natural and cultural resource management, fire management, pest weed and animal control

Advisory

  • Performs public contact duties, including responding to enquiries and providing advice on fire, pest weed and animal issues on State land to neighbouring stakeholders, other special interest groups and other agencies
  • Contributes information to a range of stakeholders on issues associated with cultural heritage and native title impacting on unallocated State land

Operational/Technical

  • Develops controlled burn plans and implements them on the ground
  • Contributes to projects associated with the maintenance of unallocated State land and provides associated reporting to the Project Manager and Project Officer
  • Monitors compliance issues on State land and assists officers from other internal business units as required

Communication/Interaction

  • Participates in and contributes to an effective team-working environment

Salary

$49570 - $54534

Contact Details

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